Missleading error when having a wrong line config file #20598
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I did this
I have found out the hard way that the syntax in a given config file needs to be precice.
Never the less I wantet to Point out that the error curl gives seems rather missleading.
When placing a wrong line like
Header 'accept: application/json'
in your curl config file and handing it to curl command line tool via the --config option, curl answers with:
Debian
$ curl --config .mycurlrc
curl: option --config: error encountered when reading a file
curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information
Manjaro
$ curl --config .mycurlrc
curl: option --config: is unknown
curl: try 'curl --help' for more information
When fixed the correct error for this example is shown
$ curl --config .mycurlrc
curl: (2) no URL specified
curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information
I expected the following
I expected curl to print out that there is an error in the config file, or even better, at what line the error was encountered.
curl/libcurl version
curl 8.18.0 (Manjaro)
curl 8.14.1 (Debian)
operating system
Debian 13 and Manjaro 26
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